CEO Summit Europe September 26-28, 2018 in London

Fireside Chat

Don't think of FDR's calming dialogue, these fireside chats are fast-paced follow ups to the previous keynote presentation. The sparks often fly as moderator and audience have the chance to challenge our speaker.

BYOS (Bring Your Own Smores)

Speaker(s)

BV Pradeep – Unilever

How are the changes in the world around us driving a paradigm shift in the expectations of research and its contribution to the growth agenda of companies? I'll share the key dimensions of this change and what researchers in companies will need to do to not only be relevant but stay ahead of the curve. We'll also showcase examples of how this is beginning to take shape in Unilever and other companies around the world. As the Global Vice President – CMI for Country & Customer Development at Unilever, Pradeep leads a team of CMI managerial resources across 8 Market clusters, in over 40 countries. He is a member of Unilever Global CMI leadership team.

Steve Schlesinger – Schlesinger Group

CEO, Schlesinger Group

Steve Schlesinger has been in the marketing research industry for more than 30 years, starting his career as a project manager and then working his way up to lead Schlesinger Group for the past 20 years. As CEO, Steve has created the vision and strategy for Schlesinger Group as the world’s leading data collection company.

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